class VM does Systemic { }

Built-in class for providing information about the virtual machine in which Raku is running. Usually accessed through the $*VM dynamic variable.

Methods §

method osname §

Defined as:

multi method osname(VM:U:)
multi method osname(VM:D:)

Instance / Class method returning the name of the Operating System, as known by the configuration of the VM object / currently running virtual machine.

method precomp-ext §

Instance method returning a string of the extension that should be used for precompiled files of the VM object.

method precomp-target §

Instance method returning a string of the value of the compilation target that should be used when precompiling source-files with the VM object.

method prefix §

Instance method returning a string of the path in which the virtual machine of the VM object is installed.

Type Graph §

Routines supplied by role Systemic §

VM does role Systemic, which provides the following routines:

(Systemic) method auth §

Instance method returning the "auth" (as in "author" or "authority") of the object. Returns "unknown" if the "auth" could not be established.

(Systemic) method config §

Instance returning a hash with object configuration information. Subject to change without notice, but can be helpful in environments where only one type of virtual machine is in use, or to find about the configuration of any other object that mixes in this role.

(Systemic) method desc §

Instance method returning the "desc" (as in "description") of the VM object. Returns a Str type object if the "desc" could not be established.

(Systemic) method name §

Instance method returning the name of the object.

(Systemic) method signature §

Instance method returning the signature of the object. Returns a Blob type object if the signature could not be established.

(Systemic) method version §

Instance method returning the version of the object as a Version object. Returns a Version object "unknown" if the version could not be established.

(Systemic) method gist §

method gist( Systemic:D: )

Instance method returning the name and version of the object.

say $*RAKU.gist; # OUTPUT: «Raku (6.d)␤»

$*RAKU is an object of the Raku type, which mixes in this role and thus implements this method.

(Systemic) method Str §

method Str

Instance method returning the name of the object.

say $*RAKU.Str; # OUTPUT: «Raku␤»